idatzi

Basque

Etymology

Coined by Sabino Arana in the 19th century to replace the borrowings eskribitu and izkiribitu, altered arbitrarily from Old Biscayne iraatsi (“to write”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /idat͡s̻i/, [i.ð̞a.t͡s̻i]
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Verb

idatzi ? (present participle idazten, future participle idatziko, short form idatz, verbal noun idazte)

  1. to write
    Mikel gutun bat idazten ari da. ― Mikel is writing a letter.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • "idatzi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “idatzi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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